| A Cable |
13 April 2004 |
Stayed at Galle Face Hotel - Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Colombo isn't the best city for sightseeing but there are some great shops for souvenirs/clothes/jewellery: Barefoot, Paradise Road & Odel.
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| M Ellam |
10 April 2004 |
Stayed at Apa Colombo House - Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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We didn't spend long in Colombo but do visit the 19th century Galle Face Hotel on the seafront. The National Museum is recommended. Getting around the city is easy and cheap by tuk-tuk, but negotiate the price down before you get in. Paradise Road is a smart shop for interesting local nik-naks and souvenirs. But the cafe is overpriced.
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| E Moore |
10 April 2004 |
Stayed at Queens Hotel - Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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There are a lot of choices when it comes to things to do. The botanical gardens, the elephant orphanage, Matele (herb and spice gardens) or just walking around the lake. Just don't get there on a public holiday. There is a dearth of good restaurants, in fact I didn't find any. "The PuB" is the best bet for a feed, a drink and to meet fellow travellers.
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| M Ellam |
09 April 2004 |
Stayed at Triton, Hotel - Ahungalla, Sri Lanka.
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The coastline around Bentota and Ahungala is bustling with tourists, package hotels and guest houses. The beaches are impressive but the towns along the coast up to Colombo appear for the most part to be busy and choked with traffic. If you're feeling adventurous head up to the capital by train - it's a great way to see the coastal strip.
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| M Ellam |
05 April 2004 |
Stayed at Swiss Residence, The - Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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The Temple of the Tooth is Kandy's main attraction. Escape the traffic for a while by strolling along the lakeside path near the city centre. Plenty of inexpensive restaurants along the main strip as well as a supermarket stocking European products.
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| M Ohlsson |
07 March 2004 |
Stayed at Sunset Beach Hotel - Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Nice and frendly people but donīt forget to deal hard when you are byuing something. Look around for prices and arrangements if you are planning a trip to Kandy or elsewhere, there are a lot differences in the pricesetting. Never give promises that you don't keep. The local people talked a lot about this. That tourist made promises that they never kept. If you hire a car with a guide and will spend the night on a guesthouse or at a hotel be sure that you pay only for your room when you check out. Our guide put his hotelroom on our bill without our knowledge. The bill said one room but after some thinking we found out that we had paid for two rooms. When it come to shopping. Try to find shops where the prices are set. It saves at lot of energy and it is often cheaper.
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| R Skibnes |
18 February 2004 |
Stayed at Trans Asia - Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Colombo is a very nice city with great malls and excellent food. Try the Sri-Lankan buffet at Hilton!
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| P Meffan |
28 January 2004 |
Stayed at Galle Face Hotel - Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka is a fantastic country and Columbo was our least favourite place, once away from Colombo the people are so friendly and the food cheap and accomodation. We travelled on all modes of transport and wouldn't recommend the local buses as although very cheap they get packed, the Govt air con buses are fine. You don't need to do a "tour" it's a lot more fun and cheaper to do it alone and you then can choose where you want to go and how long to spend, the tours will take you to all their friends shops which you may want to see but how many spice gardens can you take?
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| A Pike |
21 January 2004 |
Stayed at Elephant Corridor Hotel, The - Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
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The location of the hotel means that one can cycle to the Rock Fortress, it's 6km away. A great tip would be to get up really early and organise to cycle to Sigiriya by 7am when the gates open. This way you will be guaranteed to climb the rock in peace and you'll avoid the heat. It's magical at that time of morning when the sun is still rising and the bike ride passes through local communities.
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| D Jessica yip |
21 January 2004 |
Stayed at Tea Factory, The - Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
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Beautiful mountain area, Horton Plains is a must visit, try the golf club, where you will need to become a temp memeber. Not many restaurants so better eat dinner at the hotel. Do not eat at the Hill club, food is bad and pricy.
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